Gilbert K. Chesterton ( 10 of 30 )
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a read more
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do read more
Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know.
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms: it means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to read more
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms: it means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.
I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.
Truths turn into dogmas the minute they are disputed.
Truths turn into dogmas the minute they are disputed.
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.
The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.